1 Peter 3:9

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 12:17 : 17 giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.
  • Rom 12:14 : 14 Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;
  • Prov 20:22 : 22 Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.
  • Matt 5:39 : 39 but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;
  • Rom 12:19-21 : 19 not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance `is' Mine, 20 I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head; 21 Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;
  • Prov 17:13 : 13 Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.
  • Matt 5:44 : 44 but I -- I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,
  • Luke 6:27-29 : 27 `But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you, 28 bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely; 29 and to him smiting thee upon the cheek, give also the other, and from him taking away from thee the mantle, also the coat thou mayest not keep back.
  • 1 Pet 2:20-23 : 20 for what renown `is it', if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure `it'? but if, doing good and suffering `for it', ye do endure, this `is' gracious with God, 21 for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps, 22 who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth, 23 who being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,
  • 1 Cor 4:12-13 : 12 and labour, working with `our' own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer; 13 being spoken evil of, we entreat; as filth of the world we did become -- of all things an offscouring -- till now.
  • Eph 4:32 : 32 and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.
  • Matt 25:34 : 34 `Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
  • Rom 8:28 : 28 And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;
  • Rom 8:30 : 30 and whom He did fore-appoint, these also He did call; and whom He did call, these also He declared righteous; and whom He declared righteous, these also He did glorify.
  • 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle `you';
  • Heb 6:14 : 14 saying, `Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rom 12:14
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    14Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

  • 1 Pet 3:10-11
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    78%

    10for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;

    11let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

  • 1 Pet 3:8
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    8And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,

  • 1 Pet 3:16-17
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    16having a good conscience, that in that in which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who are traducing your good behaviour in Christ;

    17for `it is' better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil;

  • Luke 6:27-29
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    27`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

    28bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely;

    29and to him smiting thee upon the cheek, give also the other, and from him taking away from thee the mantle, also the coat thou mayest not keep back.

  • Rom 12:17-21
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    76%

    17giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.

    18If possible -- so far as in you -- with all men being in peace;

    19not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance `is' Mine,

    20I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head;

    21Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.

  • Matt 5:38-39
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    75%

    38`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;

    39but I -- I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

  • Matt 5:43-44
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    43`Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and shalt hate thine enemy;

    44but I -- I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,

  • Jas 3:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God;

    10out of the same mouth doth come forth blessing and cursing; it doth not need, my brethren, these things so to happen;

  • 1 Pet 3:13-14
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    13and who `is' he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?

    14but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy `are ye'! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

  • Titus 3:2
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    2of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome -- gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

  • Matt 5:11
    73%

    11`Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --

  • 1 Pet 2:23
    73%

    23who being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

  • Eph 4:31
    73%

    31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,

  • 1 Cor 4:12
    72%

    12and labour, working with `our' own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer;

  • 1 Pet 2:19-21
    3 verses
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    19for this `is' gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;

    20for what renown `is it', if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure `it'? but if, doing good and suffering `for it', ye do endure, this `is' gracious with God,

    21for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

  • Rom 14:16
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    16Let not, then, your good be evil spoken of,

  • Prov 3:30
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    30Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.

  • 1 Pet 4:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14if ye be reproached in the name of Christ -- happy `are ye', because the Spirit of glory and of God upon you doth rest; in regard, indeed, to them, he is evil-spoken of, and in regard to you, he is glorified;

    15for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other men's matters;

  • Prov 17:13
    71%

    13Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

  • Col 3:13
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    13forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you -- so also ye;

  • Prov 24:29
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    29Say not, `As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'

  • 2 Thess 3:15
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    15and as an enemy count `him' not, but admonish ye `him' as a brother;

  • 1 Pet 2:15
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    15because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

  • 1 Pet 2:12
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    12having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

  • Luke 6:35
    71%

    35`But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;

  • 2 Thess 1:6
    70%

    6since `it is' a righteous thing with God to give back to those troubling you -- trouble,

  • Col 3:25
    70%

    25and he who is doing unrighteously shall receive what he did unrighteously, and there is no acceptance of persons.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
    70%

    4in which they think it strange -- your not running with them to the same excess of dissoluteness, speaking evil,

  • Jas 2:7
    70%

    7do they not themselves speak evil of the good name that was called upon you?

  • 2 Thess 3:13
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    13and ye, brethren, may ye not be weary doing well,

  • Col 3:8
    70%

    8but now put off, even ye, the whole -- anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking -- out of your mouth.

  • Luke 14:14
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    14and happy thou shalt be, because they have not to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed to thee in the rising again of the righteous.'

  • Titus 2:8
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    8discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.